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Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Dies in Murder-Suicide
Justin Fairfax was a former Virginia lieutenant governor. He shot his wife Cerina multiple times.
He then shot himself. The shooting happened during a dispute over their divorce.
A divorce trial was set for Monday. Their children were home at the time.
Their son called 911 for help. Police called it a murder-suicide.
Klear Note — A deputy governor is a high-ranking state government official. Murder-suicide means one person kills another, then kills themselves.
Key Terms 2
- murder-suicide
- when someone kills another person then kills themselves
- lieutenant governor
- the second-highest leader in a US state government